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Deepening the Front Gum Groove of the Mouth

Arizona rates for HCPCS 40840

Deepens the groove between the lip and the gum ridge at the front of the mouth by repositioning the soft tissue and letting it heal at a lower level. When that groove is shallow there is too little ridge for a denture to grip, so it lifts and slips. Creating more height gives the denture a stable seat.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Deepening the Front Gum Groove of the Mouth cost?

$2,902

Typical total for the visit. In Arizona, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,902 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $813 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,089 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$813$676 to $1,230
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,089$977 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $631 to $5,888Professionalmedian $813 · 10th to 90th $589 to $4,677
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,089professional $813

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$891.25
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$3,467.37
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$6,309.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,288.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$16,218.10
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,288.25
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 4.2 times more in Alaska than in Montana. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

Arizona· 36th of 51

$2,902

$813 physician + $2,089 facility

AK $9,027MT $2,148

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.